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This has never made sense to me because it is essentially arguing that, say, the fifty year period between 1960 and 2010 doesn't exist. I don't care if maintai
by throwaway22032 2y ago
This has never made sense to me because it is essentially arguing that, say, the fifty year period between 1960 and 2010 doesn't exist.
I don't care if maintaining large roads and power and water is expensive. I'm happy to pay for the increased quality of life.
I don't see how this is unsustainable at all. It might need higher taxes or some other way of ensuring that ongoing maintenance actually gets paid for. So what?
- uoaei 2y agoIf you've heard any hubbub about "infrastructure bills" in the past couple decades that's because a lot of the maintenance for the infrastructure we built then is coming due. Things age. But money today is not as cheap as it was in the good old days. So we bear heavier costs on more widespread failures. Our age of unbridled growth is coming to an end.
- cyberax 2y agoSo we must... spend even more on failing transit instead of wisely investing money? One mile of Manhattan subway now costs more than 1000 miles of new 6-lane freeway.